St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 5–11 · St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.74 miles
Published by East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex for ages 5–11 (academy sponsor led). East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
St Leonards Church of England Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 1.74 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.92 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.93 mi |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2021 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2020 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 1.74 miles away, the 14th longest of 27 East Sussex primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years; the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and 2024, and the longest of the 3 years with a published distance.
- Reception 2026 had 60 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Collinswood Drive, St Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 0NX
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 400 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade Inspected 11 November 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud of their school.”
- “They benefit from a start to the school day that is well ordered and welcoming.”
- “Parents and carers are positive about the school.”
To improve
- “Despite this, some pupils do not attend school as much as they should and do not benefit fully from what the school has to offer.”
- “Despite the positive picture, some pupils' handwriting, spelling, punctuation and grammar is less secure.”
- “However, the teaching of handwriting, spelling, punctuation and grammar is not consistently effective.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 January 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 60 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Mulberry West St Leonards Primary 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Academy 1.1 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Robsack Wood Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Mulberry Silverdale Primary 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Churchwood Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Hollington Primary School 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published